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 Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the WorldBest Price: $12.50 The strong response of Amazon reviewers is definitely justified and cheers are in order for both... |  Michael Phelps: Beneath the SurfaceBest Price: $11.53 Although this book leaves swim training to the coaches, this book offers the incredible journey... |  The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 EditionBest Price: $19.77 I really liked this book; however, it was more of an almanac than a picture book. Very cool. |  The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold MedalBest Price: $7.73 I am a big fan of David Halberstam. Like his other books, this one was well written, but I just... |  Off the Deep EndBest Price: $8.79 This is a wonderful read! It is well-written, intelligent, and funny. I agree that this is a... |
 Gold in the Water: The True Story of Ordinary Men and Their Extraordinary Dream of Olympic GloryBest Price: $3.92 This will go down as the best swimming book ever written. The facts of non-fiction with the... |  Michael Phelps (Amazing Athletes)Best Price: $6.95 This book can help a youngster understand the purpose of learning a sport and pushing a little... |  The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC: From Athens to Beijing, 1894-2008 (Official History of the Olympic Games & the Ioc)Best Price: $37.77 Together with the highs and lows of the Games themselves, this illustrated chronicle includes... |  The Wonder Crew: The Untold Story of a Coach, Navy Rowing, and Olympic ImmortalityBest Price: $12.97 The Wonder Crew is simply put--a great read. It is well written, historically interesting, and... |  The Olympic Experience in Your School Grades K-3 (United States Olympic Committee Curriculum Series) (United States Olympic Committee Curriculum Series) ... States Olympic Committee Curriculum Series)Best Price: $10.38 Bring the Olympic Spirit to life for students with information and activities that relate to the... |
 The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient GamesBest Price: $4.05 I've never been a sports fan, so I thought I might find this book rather a bore. But in fact... |  Slaying the Dragon: How to Turn Your Small Steps to Great FeatsBest Price: $10.00 Not what I expected at all. Less auto-biographical and more how to set goals and achieve in... |  Letters to a Young Gymnast (Art of Mentoring)Best Price: $6.99 We are taken on a journey through Nadia's life, we feel we are spectators and are there with her... |  A Skating Life: My StoryBest Price: $5.89 I loved Dorothy`s book. It was just as candid as the photo on the cover. For an armchair... |  Never Stop Pushing: My Life from a Wyoming Farm to the Olympic Medals StandBest Price: $2.00 This book was great, it showed anyone who read this book that if you put your mind to it, and... |
 Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to ChinaBest Price: $22.45 Susan Brownell has approached the topic of the Beijing Olympics with the seriousness which it... |  Olympic Dreams: China and Sports, 1895-2008Best Price: $14.97 Already the world has seen the political, economic, and cultural significance of hosting the... |  The Silent GladiatorsBest Price: $21.23 In the introduction, Mr. Hopping relates that development of his book; "The Silent... |  Olympic Architecture: Beijing 2008Best Price: $32.97 Without a doubt the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will not only attract worldwide attention for the... |  Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic GamesBest Price: $13.35 For some, the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was not just a war; it was the beginning of... |
 The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the WaterBest Price: $3.84 I am the proud parent of a stroke rower. This story, of very different women, from widely... |  One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God"Best Price: $7.50 Well researched but irritating sometimes, as many reviewers have noted, for the moral... |  A Century of Olympic PostersBest Price: $26.38 As snapshots through time, Olympic posters provide a fascinating record of our world, a lens... |  Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's OlympicsBest Price: $3.01 This is really a fine histury of the 1936 Olympics in addition to a review of Jesse Owens career... |  Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936Best Price: $16.67 Historian David Clay Large has provided a brilliant overview of the carefully orchestrated... |
 You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete: Races You'd Rather Not Run (You Wouldn't Want to...)Best Price: $5.90 |  Olympic Equestrian: A Century of International Horse SportBest Price: $17.34 Whether it is the bravado of show jumping, the elegance of dressage, or the thrill of three-day... |  The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey TeamBest Price: $6.38 The book mainly covers the U.S. hockey team's amazing upset of the powerful USSR team, but also... |  The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, Turin 2006 Edition (Complete Book of the Olympics)Best Price: $1.77 It is everything I expected it to be. All results in olympic history, short texts, interesting... |  The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: Athens 2004 Edition (Complete Book of the Olympics)Best Price: $4.04 This book has an unbelievable and remarkable factual mistake which simply should not be allowed... |
 Assault on Lake CasitasBest Price: $49.90 For those acquainted, even indirectly, with the world of rowing, this book represents a... |  Forward to Beijing! a Guide to the Summer OlympicsBest Price: $25.00 The Summer Olympic Games take place in Beijing from 8-24 August 2008. The Equestrian Events... |  Power, Politics, and the Olympic GamesBest Price: $18.48 I read this book for my term paper for 8th grade on the Politics of the Olympics. We could... |  Olympic PortraitsBest Price: $8.90 Clearly, Annie Leibovitz is as talented as they come these days for black-and-white portraits of... |  Summer Olympics: The Definitive Guide to the World's Greatest Sports CelebrationBest Price: $6.97 Superbly enhanced on every page with outstanding digital illustrations and visually impressive... |
 Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly ResponseBest Price: $4.86 This was a very interesting book describing a very tumultous time in Israel's history. I'd... |  Berlin Games: How the Nazis Stole the Olympic DreamBest Price: $3.92 Very relevant as the world looks to Beijing in 2008. In 1936, the Nazis hosted both the Winter... |  Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly ResponseBest Price: $7.49 “This is a thriller, a page-turner, a probing look into the inner workings of the... |  The Treasures of the Olympic Games: An Official Olympic Museum PublicationBest Price: $31.81 Fully authorized and produced in partnership with the official Olympic Museum, this unique... |  So Far, So GoodSo Far, So Good is a superb read. It is the autobiography of Mark Todd, New Zealand's... |
 First to the Wall, 100 Years of Olympic SwimmingBest Price: $24.95 Perfectly balanced: history and funny facts. A great tribute to Olimpic heroes. Essential for... |  Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China (The New Media World)Best Price: $17.72 Owning the Olympics provides valuable insights into the non-athletic activities that have made... |  Faust's Gold: Inside The East German Doping MachineBest Price: $19.99 No matter how many times this story is told, it remains so brutal, so very cold. Steven... |  The Ancient Olympics: A HistoryBest Price: $4.72 I cannot praise enough the excellence of Nigel Spivey's research and presentation involved with... |  The Olympics' Strangest Moments: Extraordinary But True Tales from the History of the Olympic Games (Strangest series)Best Price: $4.02 The world’s greatest sporting occasion is rife with odd occurrences and unlikely... |
 Awaken the Olympian Within: Stories from America's Greatest Olympic MotivatorsBest Price: $5.75 Not long ago my good friend John Naber sent me this book. I was very impressed with the quality... |  Frozen in Time: The Enduring Legacy of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating TeamBest Price: $7.24 This is one of the most poignant books written about figure skating history. I knew the story... |  Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic GamesBest Price: $6.25 The shiny rings of the Olympic Games have grown tarnished over the years as doping, corruption,... |  Pindar, I, Olympian Odes. Pythian Odes (Loeb Classical Library)Best Price: $20.00 Of the Greek lyric poets, Pindar (ca. 518-438 BCE ) was "by far the greatest for the... |  Robert Crowther's Pop-up Olympics: Amazing Facts and Record BreakersBest Price: $79.95 My son loved the book. The book is really great. Illustrations wonderful. I wanted to show... |
 All Together: The Formidable Journey to the Gold with the 1964 Olympic CrewBest Price: $10.59 As a kid I read the biography of Olympic legend Bob Mathias and it led me to set up a decathlon... |  Full Circle:: An Olympic Champion Shares His Breakthrough StoryBest Price: $0.98 Full Circle was a powerful work of signifigance. Deeply emotional, the book transcends Jansen's... |  Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests and Their AftermathBest Price: $19.00 There has been so much written about the 1968 Olympics and the Olympic Project for Human Rights... |  America's Dream Team: The 1992 USA Basketball TeamBest Price: $8.50 | |
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